THE Premier League could be on a collision course with FIFA after Sepp Blatter called for all top-flight domestic seasons to be reduced to 45 games.

THE Premier League could be on a collision course with FIFA after Sepp Blatter called for all top-flight domestic seasons to be reduced to 45 games.

The FIFA president intends to put the proposal to a vote at the centenary congress of world football's governing body in Paris next May.

If he can persuade a majority of members to back him, failure to comply could see national associations expelled from the organisation and disqualified from the World Cup.

Blatter would prefer to see the reduction come from shrinking top divisions to 16 teams.

He said: "We are going to propose a 30-match championship with 15 dates for other national competitions such as cups.

"But it is up to the national associations to see how they can work it out."

England's top-flight clubs would have to withdraw from either the FA or League Cup.

The other alternative is to reduce the size of the Premier-ship to 16 teams - something the clubs are not prepared to consider.

A Premier League spokesman said: "The number of teams playing in the Premier League is a matter for the FA and ourselves and we have no plans and nor is there any appetite from our member clubs to reduce the number of teams."

Blatter, meanwhile, ruled out any talks with G-14, the self-appointed group of Europe's most powerful clubs, over compensation for releasing players for international tournaments.